Singer Thanh Lan - Married at 19 years old, single mother for more than 50 years, rumored to love many musicians

Thanh Lan is one of the rare artists in Saigon before 1975 who was successful in both music and film. She got into the car when she was 19 years old and divorced not long after. For more than 50 years, she has not been married, but lives with her daughter.

Who is Thanh Lan?

Singer Thanh Lan's real name is Pham Thai Thanh Lan, born in 1948 in Vinh City (Nghe An). She is one of the rare artists with outstanding success in both music and film.

Thanh Lan studied piano at the age of 9, then was guided by musician Tham Oanh's wife and musician Nghiem Phu Phi. From high school to a student at Saigon University of Literature, Thanh Lan continuously participated in bands or musical ensembles and performed regularly on television. Famous since her freshman year of university, the female singer appeared in many music tapes, images are printed on the covers of songs everywhere.

During the period of strong development of the Vietnamese youth music movement, Thanh Lan is one of the most familiar faces with French lyrics. She and male singer Nhat Truong created a popular duet with love songs by author Tran Thien Thanh. Before 1975, the press and the audience praised Thanh Lan as the queen of music, cinema and the whole stage. She sang folk songs, bolero, English music, French music all well. In 1970, Thanh Lan was the first singer in Ho Chi Minh City to be invited to record a single disc.

Since 1975, Thanh Lan has made her mark with a series of famous songs such as Phuong Hong, I go to Huong Pagoda, When We Are Baby (Bang Bang), Dolls Without Love, Trieu Do Roses... organized private performances such as Thanh Lan Singing in 1991, Thanh Lan Music Night in 1992.

Not only succeeding in music, Thanh Lan also quickly shines in the fields of theater and cinema. From the age of 18, she joined the Vu Duc Duy theater group and played the main role in many television plays. Later, when she moved to the US to settle down, she also took on the main role in a number of plays such as Durian Leaves, Lei Vu, Red Lantern... Therefore, in the late 1990s, she was loved by audiences in Vietnamese dramas. Male in California voted as "Excellent Actress".

Thanh Lan's film career began in 1970 when she starred in the movie Singing a Student. This role brought her the title "Most Promising Actress" of the Literature and Art Awards in 1971. For 5 consecutive years, Thanh Lan acted in 8 movies and 2 TV series.

Thanh Lan's charming beauty in the 1970s was always an attractive topic in the press and after tea ceremonies. In 1974, she was awarded the title "The most beautiful actress in Saigon" and received the award "The most beautiful actress in South Vietnam" by director Le Dan.

"Save" the movie "The game of cards turns upside down"

Referring to Thanh Lan's film career, it is impossible to ignore the role of Thuy Dung in the movie "Upside Down" even though she is not the first choice for this role. The character Thuy Dung was originally played by movie star Thuy An, but the movie was filming when Thuy An discovered she was pregnant, so she had to say goodbye to the audience after 3 episodes. In order not to affect the production plan in 1984 of the HCMC General Film Enterprise, director Le Hoang Hoa had to find another actor to replace. He invited Pham Thuy Lan, but the actress was busy filming the case of Turtle Lake. Realizing that Thanh Lan has a suitable appearance for the character of Thuy Dung, the director invited and accepted.

Thanks to her youthful beauty, charm and natural and rustic acting, Thanh Lan quickly received the love of the audience. Therefore, she stuck with this role for 4 years (1984-1987) until the last episode. Despite being a substitute for a famous face of the movie industry, Thanh Lan still makes an indelible mark.

Divorced at the age of 20 and rumored to love many musicians

Along with the popularity, Thanh Lan's name is also associated with a series of markets about private life. She is also a woman who has trouble with fate.

Accordingly, less than 18 years old, the beauty met and fell in love with Dung "Long Bien" - a famous young master who played in Saigon for a while - during his visit to Da Lat to perform. They married not long after, but the marriage was not happy. Less than 3 years of marriage, the two divorced, Thanh Lan became a single mother at the age of 20.

Around the marriage of the female star, there were many rumors and anecdotes such as that she was abusive and jealous by her husband. Thanh Lan denied: "It's a made-up story about my life. I don't understand why people want my life to become a tragedy? How do I love that person? Currently, the two families are still in contact and friendly."

Explaining the reason for the breakup, she said that it was because they were both young, with high egos, and incompatible personalities, so they couldn't share. "At that time, I didn't like anything, I just kept it in my heart. Until the end of the grace period, the debt was over."

Is early marriage the thing she regrets the most?, the female singer mused: "If I didn't get married soon, my life would have been different. I also regret that when I was young, I sang too much and spent little time. time for girls".

She said there were many love affairs, many people pursued, but they could not stick together for a long time.

Responding to the news of dating a series of famous musicians of the Vietnamese music industry such as Duc Huy, Vu Thanh An, Nhat Truong, Le Thien Thanh, the voice of When I was a baby, I was surprised.

She said: "I don't understand why people keep ascribing all the musicians to me and not sharing them with others. To tell the truth, I have never had any intention of falling in love with someone in the profession. Love must have a secret. Secretive, poetic and dreamy. People in the profession understand each other too well, can't fall in love. That's not to mention they never asked me."

Relying with her daughter for more than 50 years

Ending a quick marriage when she was just 20 years old, this beautiful singer chose a life as a single mother when she understood that her job was difficult to avoid the market and noise even though she never talked about her life. invest in the press and media. At the end of 1993, Thanh Lan moved to California (USA) to settle down. Living in the US, she and her daughter went through difficult days, struggling to make a living in a prosperous country.

Sharing about the female singer's daughter confided: "My daughter is beautiful, sings very well, but does not want to do art for this reason. I myself do not support my daughter to enter the singing path.

My daughter-in-law is like me since childhood, afraid to communicate, not wanting others to talk about me. At first, he was shocked, but of course later he understood and sympathized with his parents' situation.

When I went to the show, she prepared things, chose costumes, told her mother from eating to sleeping. As for my father, because he doesn't match, he rarely talks."

Thanh Lan nhóm Mặt Trời Đỏ: Cô giáo của TLong, nhiều lần muốn bỏ nghề vì 1 lý do Nguyễn Tuyết18:13:05 19/02/2024Thanh Lan được biết đến là thành viên nhóm Mặt Trời Đỏ và là giảng viên thanh nhạc của nam ca sĩ trẻ TLong. Thành công là vậy nhưng ít ai biết rằng, nữ ca sĩ từng nhiều lần muốn bỏ nghề.